Gisela, Blade of Goldnight is a very popular angel originally printed in Avacyn Restored that was conspicuously absent from From the Vault: Angels. Now we know why. Gisela is one of the three “Powerpuff Girls” from Avacyn Restored. The others are Bruna, Light of Alabaster and Sigarda, Host of Herons, Gisela has the very powerful abilities to double damage to your opponents and halve damage done to you. She is very popular as a commander, with over 200 decks in the EDHREC database. In the 99, she’s been included in nearly 1200 out of over 5800 decks. Clearly, if you’re playing red and white, you’re usually going to find room for her.

This reprint makes Gisela even easier to acquire. With Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas being the cover card of the Red/White Commander 2015 deck, the Giant Soldier needs some big creatures to help rack up experience counters. Not only does Gisela fill that role, but she is a powerful alternate commander for that deck. Her ability is so useful in so many decks that all that holds her back is a somewhat high mana cost (4RWW). But it’s well worth the investment. As of the spoiling of the reprint, Gisela was about $10 a copy, a number that fell sharply as more copies of the Commander 2015 reprint version entered the secondary market. This was a great time to reprint Gisela, honestly. She’s now going to be accessible to more players than ever.

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